2025NovelGiants - 894a - First Day Cover

On 22 April 2025, PostNL will issue the stamp sheet NovelGiants, featuring 10 stamps in 10 unique designs. The stamps showcase portraits of 10 notable Dutch authors: Kader Abdolah, Abdelkader Benali, Peter Buwalda, Adriaan van Dis, Jessica Durlacher, Bregje Hofstede, Mensje van Keulen, Astrid Roemer, Manon Uphoff, and Tommy Wieringa. The title of this stamp issue is derived from the NovelGiants project, an initiative by journalist Frénk van der Linden and photographer Fjodor Buis aimed at combating declining literacy in the Netherlands. The stamp sheet was designed by graphic designer Lex Reitsma from Haarlem. The price of the NovelGiants sheet with 10 stamps is €12.10.